by Art Petty | Jan 11, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Alchemy, according to Malouin in the Encyclopedia of Diderot, is the chemistry of the subtlest kind which allows one to observe extraordinary chemical operations at a more rapid pace—ones that require a long time for nature to produce. Newsflash, there are no...
by Art Petty | Jan 7, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The candidates were very different. One was the textbook winner—great pedigree, including top schools and a nice progression of assignments for name-brand firms during his first decade in the workforce. The other individual didn’t match-up well on paper. The...
by Art Petty | Jan 6, 2019 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing
If you’re fortunate enough to be working with a coach in your professional or personal life, know that there’s a formula for success with this endeavor. Success starts with the right mindset—a beginner’s mind—and the commitment to listening, processing, and applying...
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2019 | Art of Managing, First Time Manager Series
I have a particular soft spot for anyone and everyone stepping into the role of manager for the first time. I suspect this is carried over from my own less than outstanding start-up as a new manager earlier in my career. The overwhelming feeling of awkwardness and...
by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
The Promise of the New Year: I’m as guilty as the next person of finding the annual resetting of the calendar a cathartic cleansing, where the failures of the past year are suddenly washed away and replaced by the empty and unknown space filled with promise and...